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UFC welterweight Leon Edwards had a very interesting night in London on Saturday as he picked up the biggest win of his career and potentially found out the identity of a future opponent post-fight. His victory over Gunnar Nelson displayed a pretty confident performance from the Englishman, all things considered. For the most part, he was able to successfully nullify …

Leon Edwards was able to record a huge win for his welterweight title ambitions, beating Gunnar Nelson on the cards in a composed performance. It really was just a case of a lack of intensity being the issue on Nelson’s side. Edwards turned in a fantastic display in each facet of the fight but the corner of his opponent will …

Gunnar Nelson is quietly one of the UFC’s most potent finishers, something that is highlighted by his devastating, but technical, body of work to date. Earlier this week, we delved into why this is such a huge fight for Nelson’s push towards reaching his long-expected potential. And it’s very true. As one of the best pure jiu-jitsu practitioners on the …

UFC London this weekend is a card that bolsters one of the finest lineups a European show has seen in some time, here are seven fighters worth knowing about before you tune in. Ian Heinisch As one of the most highly-touted prospects on this card, Heinisch managed to take home a huge win his UFC debut, beating Cezar Ferreira over …

Despite having spent over six years in the UFC, do not for one second make the mistake of thinking that Gunnar Nelson’s elite-level potential is by any means beyond him. That potential should be clear to those who have followed Gunni’s career up to this point but as his 8-3 UFC record would indicate, all has not proceeded as smoothly as …

St. Patrick’s day weekend in March just got a whole lot more interesting. The UFC heads to the O2 Arena in London, and Irish interest here on the same day that Katie Taylor boxes for a world title comes in the form of SBG Ireland veteran Gunnar Nelson. The Icelandic welterweight is fresh off a devastating stoppage of ‘Cowboy’ Alex …

Gunnar Nelson returned to winning ways on Saturday when he submitted Brazilian welterweight Alex ‘Cowboy’ Oliveira at UFC 231. Nelson was in control of the contest and landed a nasty elbow to the face of Oliveira, the resulting elbow drew one of the most gruesome cuts seen inside the Octagon as Oliveira spilt blood all over the canvass. Oliveira returned …

Gunnar Nelson is back and in a very big way. On Saturday night at UFC 231 in Toronto, Gunnar Nelson returned to the octagon for the first time since his devastating loss to Santiago Ponzinibbio in July 2017. If he still had any doubters before last night, he certainly hasn’t got any now. Nelson and his opponent Oliveira who was …

Gunnar Nelson is coming up against one of the UFC welterweight division’s most intensely violent customers at UFC 231 but believes that he can use that to his advantage. Read the first part of our interview with Gunnar here. After lay-off that has lasted close to eighteen months, Nelson’s return to the UFC octagon has seen him paired up with …

Gunnar Nelson spoke exclusively to us here at Pundit Arena MMA about his imminent return to the UFC octagon at UFC 231 this weekend and the work he has put in to ensure that he makes the most of it. Rebounding from a loss is always a tough task but everything from the manner in which Gunnar lost out to …

Nelson was on the receiving end of some rather blatant eye-pokes during his last octagon outing, his UFC Glasgow headliner against Santiago Ponzinibbio. UFC Glasgow’s main-event seemed to be going as well as the SBG/Mjölnir welterweight could have hoped for at first. His movement looked sharp and the powerhouse that stood across from him wasn’t able to get his own …

Brett Okamoto of ESPN has revealed that the UFC are close to confirming a welterweight showdown between Gunnar Nelson and Alex Oliveira for UFC 231. UFC 231 is shaping up to be one of the year’s greatest MMA events. A pair of title fights that will see the featherweight and women’s flyweight titles on the line would be enough to …

We take a look at where the stars of 2014’s pivotal night for Irish MMA are right now after the event reached its four-year anniversary this week. UFC Dublin in 2014 will forever stand as one of the greatest events – not only in European MMA – but also in the organisation’s history. Fans, fighters and media members who have …

Following Gunnar Nelson’s unfortunate pull-out from UFC Liverpool’s co-main event, debutant Craig White will step up and face Neil Magny on the main-card. When it emerged that SBG Ireland’s grappling phenom Gunnar Nelson would be unable to compete at this month’s UFC Liverpool due to the injury, one of the main responses from the European MMA community was to wonder …

One of the most electric competitors at 170lbs right now, Jorge Masvidal, has agreed to step up and face Neil Magny at UFC Liverpool next month. Fighter nicknames, in the vast majority of cases, are used to fill the otherwise awkward little gap between first and surname and if you’re lucky, they might have just a tiny bit of relevance to …

Gunnar Nelson has apparently suffered a huge setback in his quest to return to UFC title contention. The popular welterweight has defeated the likes of Brandon Thatch, Albert Tumenov and Alan Jouban on the way to prominence at 170 pounds, but defeats to Demian Maia, and most recently Santiago Ponzinibbio in July of last year, have stalled his momentum. An …

SBG Ireland’s grappling wizard Gunnar Nelson has reportedly been handed a tall-task for May’s UFC event in the Echo Arena as he looks to bounce back from his most recent defeat. The story of the Icelandic-born Gunnar Nelson’s run in the UFC has been a mixed bag of successes. Losses to Demian Maia, Rick Story and a controversial stoppage at …

After the emergence of a report suggesting that the UFC is planning to make its long-awaited return to Dublin in the not too distant future, SBG Ireland head coach John Kavanagh was quick to put one of his gym’s biggest names forward as a candidate for the main event slot. MMAFighting reported on Friday that the world’s premier MMA promotion will …